NBA great Chris Paul to end storied career after Hall of Fame-worthy run: report

Chris Paul appears to beryllium taking his past dance. The 2025-2026 NBA play volition apt beryllium the aboriginal Hall of Famer's last. 

On Saturday, ESPN reported that Paul plans to measurement distant erstwhile this play ends. Last month, Paul took the tribunal to commencement his 21st NBA season. 

"Back successful NC!!! What a ride…Still truthful overmuch left…GRATEFUL for this past one!!" Paul, a North Carolina native, wrote connected X Saturday greeting on with a video montage of him successful the uniforms of teams he's played for and different milestone moments.

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Los Angeles Clippers defender Chris Paul (3) celebrates a handbasket successful the 2nd 4th against the Minnesota Timberwolves astatine Target Center successful Minneapolis, Minnesota, connected March 8, 2017. (Brad Rempel/USA TODAY Sports)

Paul's reported status determination comes months aft the prima defender agreed to a one-year declaration to instrumentality to the Los Angeles Clippers.

New Orleans selected Paul successful the archetypal circular of the 2005 NBA Draft. He departed the Crescent City pursuing the 2010-2011 play successful favour of the Clippers, spending the adjacent six seasons successful Southern California.

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Shortly aft signing the deal, Paul suggested helium hadn't reached a decision astir his hoops future. He alternatively wanted to bask immoderate the NBA play would bring.

Los Angeles Clippers defender Chris Paul (3) runs the shot down the tribunal during the 3rd 4th against the New Orleans Pelicans astatine Staples Center connected Jan. 10, 2016, successful Los Angeles, California. (Kelvin Kuo/USA TODAY Sports)

"I deliberation passim this season, astatine immoderate constituent — guys that I cognize who’ve retired, and each this antithetic benignant of worldly — you know, and you benignant of fig it retired yourself," Paul told ESPN's Malika Andrews successful July. "It tells you. But I deliberation much than anything, this season, I volition decidedly bask it. I don’t instrumentality this for granted."

Chris Paul (3) of the Phoenix Suns dribbles the shot against the Denver Nuggets during Round 2 Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs connected May 1, 2023, astatine the Ball Arena successful Denver, Colorado.  (Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Paul is averaging 2.5 points and 3.3 assists per crippled this season, portion spending conscionable implicit 13 minutes connected the hardwood each contest. The Clippers entered Saturday afternoon's crippled against the Charlotte Hornets with a 4-11 record.

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